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Seven Deadly Beauty Sins
Oy.
We ladies spend a lot of our time making ourselves beautiful. Between the haircuts, the tweezing, the manicures, the bronzers… it’s exhausting. And it could all be a waste of time, according to a poll over at Glamour Magazine. They asked some guys what they thought of our beauty tricks and the boys let it all out.
Turns out they’re not fans of super thin eyebrows, over-tanning, claw fingernails, and caked on makeup. To most women, this seems fairly obvious, but since there were pictures accompanying this article (i.e. photo evidence that these beauty blunders actually happen), it might not be as obvious as I thought.
Being a lady who writes for ladies, I thought I’d do everyone a service and break down beauty’s seven deadliest sins and share why you might wanna put the breaks on that daily GTL.
OVER-TANNING is like nails on a chalkboard for my eyes, but yet, as I live and breathe, I see bronzer accidents all over the place. Guys are not really that interested in your tan’s status, and for most, that’s a good thing. I have friends who are gorgeous and fair but they still use the self-tanner, which inevitably either turns them orange or streaks something fierce, or (gasp) turn to tanning beds. What could possibly be less attractive than a leathery oompa-loompa coming up to you in a bar? I have never met a guy who turned down a girl because she was too pale. I have, however, known guys who turn down these scary “bronzed” creatures.
CAKED ON MAKEUP. If a guy can see where your makeup ends and your face begins, it not only looks bad, but it could make most men wonder what it is you’re hiding under that 3 inches of powder.
SUPER THIN EYEBROWS. I don’t even know how looking like a surprised RuPaul can seem like a good idea to anyone.
CLAW FINGERNAILS. People declaw cats for a reason – because they hurt. You think lady-nails are any different? I’m not surprised these things turn guys off; who wants to end a date rubbing Neosporin all over their bodies?
INSANE EYE MAKEUP. The neon Cleopatra look may fly on Mardi Gras or the NYFW ruwnays, but on a regular Saturday, not so much. A guy who looks at the Gaga-like sparkle-fest happening on your face will likely completely dismiss you as super high maintenance… or a drag queen.
REFLECTIVE LIPS. People shouldn’t be able to check their makeup in yours.
BIG HAIR. Guys like hair that looks like they can run their fingers through it, not hair that will swallow their hands whole. Just like most girls can’t stand a guy with Pauly D levels of gel and product in their hair, guys can’t deal with the whole extensions, hairspray, volumizer, pouf deal either.
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Maggie says:
Wed, 17th Feb 20104:25 pm
Most of these points are taken straight out of Glamour's article…shouldn't you give them more credit for the points that you made?
Lola says:
Wed, 17th Feb 20109:21 pm
While I agree with just about all of these, I do have to say some guys appreciate the long nails. Not the super long ones, but enough so they can feel them. I keep mine on the longer side because I like it, but I have a boy who definatly appreciates them too.
Stephanie says:
Sat, 20th Feb 20109:36 am
I agree with Maggie. This article is mainly plagiarism. If I wanted to know the seven deadly beauty sins I could have just read Glamour, not your obnoxious summary…
ing says:
Sat, 20th Feb 20104:45 pm
I don't find anything obnoxious about this article, she simply broke down the glamour slideshow in her own way. I come here for the writers' personalities; I don't read Glamour at all, and I only gave them a pageview because I saw the word 'plagiarism.'
Although I do disagree with the pale comment. I fell victim to the tanning bed a few years back because I'd hear – from every which way – that I should "get a tan." I was pretty pale, and my hair was darker then, so maybe I just looked weird … who knows.
Amy says:
Tue, 23rd Feb 20107:02 pm
While I agree with most of the tips in general, the reasoning behind them is ridiculous. We shouldn't have long nails because guys won't like them? We shouldn't have big hair or bright eye shadow because it will turn guys away? While I'm all for having shorter fingernails and toning down the hair, it's ridiculous to say that I should do it simply because men won't like it.
Erin says:
Sun, 28th Feb 201010:16 am
I think it's very shallow to be focusing on what guys like. If you feel confident with a big hairstyle then that's what you should wear. If a guy isn't going to like you simply because of your hairstyle than he's not worth your time to begin with. If wearing a big hairstyle is intimidating guys and you notice a difference when your hair is down than that affects your confidence and it might be appropriate to change. But to promote changing your style based on what guys like is a really superficial idea to promote and not something to be preaching to college students or anyone for that matter.
Shannon says:
Sun, 28th Feb 20102:23 pm
Amy and Erin I couldn't have said it better myself. That was my first thought when I read these."Oh heaven forbid I wear whatever I want and offend some random guy who I probably wouldn't let hold my purse, let alone hold me". I wear what makes me happy, what expresses my personality or whatever mood I was in that day and I don't care if people like it or not. P.S. my glittery makeup and big, teased hair has never stopped guys from coming up to me because I always look confidant and comfortable with myself and guys like that.
Kallen says:
Sun, 7th Mar 20106:01 pm
It's interesting how we think of the way we dress and wear our makeup in terms of whether or not guys will like it. What if I like long nails? I'm a gyaru, after all: long nails are pretty much a requirement. I dress and do my makeup to look the way I want it to. I don't care what guys think. If they don't like it they don't have to date me. I'm not desperate for their attention.
Alex says:
Wed, 2nd Jun 20102:30 am
Haha, you have perfect sense of humour! I've enjoyed reading this
cakecup says:
Sat, 7th Aug 201011:15 pm
The entire article is based on a poll of what guys prefer, that's why she kept referring back "a guy's preference". Feminism is great to an extent but sometimes its okay to unwind and read an article that basically just bashes the girls of jersey. Relax.
gingeresque says:
Thu, 9th Dec 20102:24 pm
Sorry to those that don't agree, but Sammie's got it right. ALL of these things mentioned I've heard plenty of guys complain about. We all have the freedom to do what we want, but let's admit it girls, it's to look good for guys most of the time. It seems we just have a problem overdoing things.